CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship

“Training in Fundamental and Cancer Immunology”

Highlights:

• Fellowship Duration: 3 years
• Stipend: $74,000 – $78,000
• Additional Allowance: $5,000/year
• Application Deadlines: September 1
• Click here to Apply and for detailed information
  

Overview: The CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centers worldwide who wish to receive training in fundamental immunology or cancer immunology.

Financial Information: Fellowships are for three years. Starting with the March 1, 2023, deadline, newly awarded fellowships provide:

• Stipend: $74,000 for the first year, $76,000 for the second year, and $78,000 for the third year.
• An allowance of $5,000 per year is allotted to the host institution for the fellow’s research supplies, travel to scientific meetings, health insurance, and/or childcare.
• Additional support for fellows to attend CRI’s annual International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference (CICON) and participate in CRI’s Bioinformatics Bootcamp.

Deductions for administrative overhead are not allowed from either the stipend or the institutional allowance. Payments are made monthly in U.S. currency to the host institution.

Application Deadlines:

• March 1
• September 1

If these dates fall on the weekend, applications are due the following Monday. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on these dates. Applicants are notified of fellowship committee decisions within approximately 10-12 weeks of the application deadline.

Fellowships can be activated four months after the application deadline but no later than one year following the deadline. Awards activate on the first of the month.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be working in areas directly related to immunology or cancer immunology.
• Must have a doctoral degree by the date of award activation and conduct research under a sponsor with a formal appointment as an assistant professor or higher rank at the host institution.
• Applicants with 5 or more years of relevant postdoctoral experience at the time of award activation are not eligible, except for M.D. applicants (excluding years of residency).
• Fellowship can be performed in the United States or abroad at a non-profit institution. No citizenship restrictions.
• Only one fellow per sponsor may apply per application round, and sponsors may not have more than three CRI-supported fellows at any time.
• Resubmissions are allowed if the application is improved to reflect progress.

Instructions for Applying: Access CRI’s Application Portal for institutional signatures and certification: CRI Application Portal.

Supporting Materials:

1. Brief description of the applicant’s background and research accomplishments (max 500 words).
2. Description of the knowledge and skillsets to attain during the CRI-funded training period (max 250 words).
3. List of other funding sources.
4. Applicant’s curriculum vitae and bibliography (NIH biosketch preferred).
5. Brief summary of the project (max 500 words).
6. Abstract of research in non-technical English (max 250 words).
7. Specific aims of the project (max 500 words).
8. Concise research proposal (max 4 pages).
9. Letter from the sponsor introducing the applicant and describing qualifications to direct the proposed research.
10. Sponsor’s curriculum vitae/biosketch and list of current research support.
11. Two letters of recommendation, one from the applicant’s thesis advisor and another from an individual well acquainted with the applicant’s work.

Notes:

• Ensure all signatories have signed the application via DocuSign.
• Applications exceeding stated page limits will be disqualified.
• Only PDF documents will be accepted.
• Online applications are accepted until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. If the deadline falls on the weekend, applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. the following Monday.
• Letters of Recommendation should be submitted as PDFs via the online application form or emailed to grants@cancerresearch.org.

Award Terms and Conditions: All awardees must adhere to the terms of the award. CRI will not modify the terms of its policies for individual institutions.

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